Lars Hall

Lars Hall
Hall (middle) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1927-04-30)30 April 1927
Karlskrona, Sweden
Died26 April 1991(1991-04-26) (aged 63)
Täby, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubFlottans IF, Karlskrona
Flottans IF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Individual
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Individual
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1949 Stockholm team
Gold medal – first place 1950 Bern Individual
Gold medal – first place 1950 Bern Team
Gold medal – first place 1951 Helsingborg Individual
Gold medal – first place 1951 Helsingborg Team
Gold medal – first place 1953 Chile Team

Lars Göran Ivar Hall (30 April 1927 – 26 April 1991) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He won the individual event at both Games and finished second with the Swedish team in 1952. In 1952 he became the first civilian Olympic champion in modern pentathlete.[1]

For his achievements, Hall was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1956 (shared with cross-country skier Sixten Jernberg).

  1. ^ "Lars Hall Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-16.